medium4.3
CVE-2008-5688
MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debu…
Impact
MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified requests that trigger an uncaught exception.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | Versions 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33349
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33349
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html